Dispenser



Mach 6, 1945. E. C, KAYE 2,370,796

DISPENSER Filed Mrchm, 1942 Patented Mar. 6, 1945 K UNITED i STATES PATENT OFFICE i n gerente Y' n'isriirisrirt4 'nait iride, manette, iii. imputation: Meren i4, 1942, serial Ne.. tentar 5 oi'diins..y toi. eti-iat) This invention relatest dispenser; and 'pii'e marily to a dispenser which ineludes means for discharging inateriar 'n'ieiisuredy or dppro'xif mately measured duntitiesi l V A -tion with a container irgranulr material it dispenser by ineaiisef which e limited` qiiiintity ef materiali may be disehergerwnen desired. l e Anetner eeieet. is te provide incenneetien with e such a dispensing 'ineens'. an npiziliiingor` serving part in wniehf the material sdispensed may ne applied to' or other suitebie ineens.

A further 'object is to` provide a dispenser as;

.sembly so arranged that it .may be piaeedupoh a container after the original lid er o'v'er has been' removed.

.A rfurther ohjeet to previdefs'ucii ai dispenser having means for supporting dnd retaining a' brush.

A still further 'obiectfis to provided container itself, into which the dispensing; serving... and brush retaining means are `coriloim'ed in the stride# "ture of the container.

penserapplied to acontainer.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of Figure l, taken on an enlarged scale.

Figure 3- isA a vertical sectional viewtaken oh a. longitudinal center line of Figure 2.

e Figure i isa view simi-lar to Figure 3 the parts in modied position.

Figure 5' is a bottom pla-nview of Vthe 'moving or sliding member of thel dispenserl removedfio its associated parts. e Figure 6 is aside elevati-on ora'container with parts inv section and partsF broken away. The dispensing mechanism ofA the previous figures -is bent-,into the container of thisl ngure and `need. not be redescribed.- l vv lFigure 7 illustratesafurther -m'od'ied form of. the device generally shown in`Figu`res' '3and'y 4i. e Like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the speoioatio'n and the drawing.

As shown inv Figuresy 1&5, ine1usive',=the dlspenser is applied' to a ooritanex'*v l which has' an open top adjacent which aspa'cifng bead may be formed. The bottomiis eiosedeasat 3; zinderende 1er or powdered'` materiau may be readily eene.

tained in thev'cont'ai-rie'rl.

.tiene enses the eentdiner and may te' groei/ ed ss et s tereeeive the upper edge of the cena depressionor cavity 1Min' which a b'rusnor other means" may be, inserted'to receive or remove iiiter'a-I therefrom. Formed' as an vintegral part of the member 5` 'is ai partial cover portion `8; which has formedvk around it anupwardly eri-y tending flarig'e" 9'. y jvrnember 5 adjacent the edged-f the depression 1 is thickened as at Ifl'lv far-idf i 'perforated a's" li) ||.V The thickened portion Iii;pmi/itiesA a: shoulder l2 at the inner iiiar'gi'n of the :chamber-,or dpression 1. Y s a "ineens, for guidingv and controlling the niovementjofmateril Afrom within the container into. the* space 1, va `'shell lf3- may be positioned within the 'member 5. As shown, the upper pore tion of: the shell 'oon'tts' the'undersurfaces of the cover portion Stand it may be provided with aclosed end I4 and with an opening or enteeway portier-i115: e

A. dispensing and measuring slide assembly includes-.trie eeve'i niemeer les, which is prefere new prmiided. with forwardly extending peints or' ends I1' and` isf` formed preferably integrally with downwardly depenc'ing portion l8`- upon Whic'lii's for'n'id' loess' [91j Around the boss I9 there may befo'rmed agioov'e Vor depression 20'.

Secured: 'tothe bossf I9 isa carrying and meas-.- uring cupi-like member 2t. Asshwn', it is closed at one end asv etz! and it has an opening in one Si'd as t 23.' `A SDD iler'nberl 2l, positioned in 'the' portion I'U extends throughfthe opening 23 of the member 21' and iinrits` its-,movement in the open-'ing direction. Atooth-b'rush holder 25 may be attached t'oj or formed integrally with a mem# ber 5,- andj as' shown particularly in Figuresv 1 and 2 provides means'ifor receiving the handle of a tooth' brush 26. Obviously a different tool -or applicator might be inserted in piace offthe toothbrush;

y s shownpertienieriy innig-ure; the epe'ne v. ing 23 may be of` generali?. rectangular .shape provided with; depression/sf er notcnesin its ends, into which the stop member 24 may 't. The particular 'shape 'of the opening 123 may be varied,

and thefinvention' 'is not limited to any particular.

shape or' 'contour for an opening; e l

' As" shownpin Figure 6, tlieinvention is eme bodied in a hentai-ner which may be'oonsidered asA a unitaryeontainer.. It might-= be made of eastpiastie or it might be inade of metal or of nifty desired-material; but 'the ydsie'ilising mechamsm vforint-ah Vessential itndjintegfrai part ofthe 'device'. showin y'the dispensing mechanism is generally the same as that shown in the preceding figures, and it may take the form of Figures 3 and 4 or the form of Figure 7. lThe dispensing mechanism is indicated in Figure 6 merely by the letter a.

The container is indicated by the Figure 2'7 and it is provided with a pocket, depression or cavity 28, into which the handle of the tooth brush 26 may iit. A cover 29 is provided for the open end of the container 2'|,v and it may have a downward iiange 3i) and a lateral ange 3| which iits into a corresponding depression or space formed in the open end of the container 21. Instead of the removable closure 29, there might be a permanent end piece with a smaller opening, and a removable cover, for example, a threaded opening and a screw cover.

It will be realized that whereas I lhave described and shown a practical and operative embodiment of my invention and the method for carrying it out, nevertheless many changes may be made in the size, shape, number and disposition of parts and in the details and steps of such method without departing `from the spirit of my invention. I therefore wish my description and drawing to be taken as in a broad sense illustrative or diagrammatic, rather than as limiting me to my precise showing.

Obviously, the parts of thisdevice can be made of almost any desirable material. Where such parts as the cup I3 have been shown and the member 2|, these maybe made of metal or other material, or they might be integral with the parts upon which they are mounted. For example, instead of using a boss I9 and an added cup-like member 2 I, the member 2| might be integral with the box I9, `and similarly the member I3, I4 might be omitted, or if desired, it might be retained, but its end might be made flush with the surface I2.

While no packing or sealing means are shown, -where the dispensing member 5 contacts the container it is to be understood that such packing as rubber, cork, and other means may be used to assure a tight t, and likewise, cork, rubber, or other packing material may be used in connection with the slide member 2| and the boss I9 to assure a tight lt. The apparatus of this invention may be used to dispense a liquid or a moist material, and where it is used for that purpose, the presence of packing would be essential,- and packing would be used. Thus any form of packing would be used in any of the parts to prevent leakage, whether the packing-be between fixed parts or movable parts, such as the slide or the assembly as a whole. If the packing is positioned around the boss I9 and around the member 2 I, it might be partly within the slot or groove 20, or if the groove were omitted, it would of course lie merely about the parts to be sealed, but the device if made suiiiciently accurately may begliquid tight and dust tight even without packing.

The use and operation of the invention are as follows: i

In any of the forms of the invention the container is tipped so that the dispenser isat the bottom. Material will then iiow into the space defined by the cup 2|, passing inwardly through the opening 23. The cup is then moved to the position of Figure 4 and the container is then righted. In that position the contents can be discharged through the opening 23 into the chamber l, and the cup is then movedto the position of Figure 3, and a toothbrush may be inserted to pick up the contents ofthe chamber which may be tooth powder. This means a measured quantity of tooth powder is discharged into a place where a brush can readily pick it up, and the annoyance of putting tooth powder into the hand and then thereafter trying to get it on the brush is obviate.

The operation of the dispensing mechanism in the form of Figure 6 is the same as that above described.

The operation of the device in the form of Figure 7 is the same as that above described, except that the cup-like member 2| is provided with a plate or other member 32 which overlies yis .the opening II when the cup has been moved into the discharging position. In this connection it will be seen that Figure 7 diiers from .the forms of Figures 3 and 4 only by the fact that the hole or opening II, instead of being at one end of the dispensing assembly, is positioned away from the side or end ofv the dispensing assembly.

If the device is held in the reversed position, for example as shown'in Figure 6, material will move into the slide 2| and will remain there even after the container has been reversed, so that it occupies the position of Figure 1, and therefore the slide when operated will carry the material into the bowl The use of the device is therefore not limited to any particular sequence of operations. Sometimes the slide will be operated when the device is reversed, and sometimes it will be operated when the'device is not reversed` It is to be noticed that the upper surface of the member 8 is inclined upwardly away from the ange 9, s'o that the slide as it moves from the position of Figure 3 to that of Figure 4 moves on an upwardly inclined path.

I claim:

l. A dispensing container having a' body portion provided with a discharge opening, a closure member for saiddischarge opening, means for movably mounting the closure member operatively with respect to said discharge opening, said closure mem-oer including a trap chamber having an opening registrable in one position of the closure member with said discharge opening for gravitationally lling the trap chamber, and a material-receiving basin into which said trap chamber ,is movable in another 'position of said closure memberV for discharge of material therefrom through said trap chamber opening when the container is inverted. t 2. A dispensing container including a body portion having a discharge opening, a closure member for the discharge opening slidably mounted with respect thereto, said closure member including a'trap chamber having an opening registrable with said discharge opening in one position of the closure member for gravitationally iilling said trap chamber, a receiving basin fixed in'relation to said container and having a oor disposed in spaced relation to the path of movement of said closure member, said closure member being movable into. a position in which the trap chamber is in communication with said basin for discharge of material from the trap chamber through said trap chamber opening into the basin when the container is inverted. 3. A dispensing container including a body portion having a discharge opening, a closure member for theV discharge opening slidably mounted with respect thereto, said closure member lincluding a trap chamber having a common filling and discharge opening registrable with said discharge opening in one position of the closure member for gravitationally lling said trap chamber, a material-receiving basin having an open top facing in the opposite direction to said common filling and discharge opening vof the trap chamber, said closure member being movable to a position .in which said common lling and discharge opening is disposed within -the connes of said basin for the gravitational discharge of the material from said trap chamber into said basin when the container isinverted.

4. A dispensing Container having a discharge opening, a guide casing surrounding said discharge opening, a slidable closure member for the discharge opening mounted in said guide casing and having a trap chamber provided with an opening registrable with said discharge opening for gravitationally lling the trap chamber in `one position of the closure member, said closure member being slidable to a second position in which the opening thereof is' disposed outside said guide casing, and a receiving basin into rial from said trap chamber When the container is inverted.

5. The dispensing container described in claim 4 wherein said guide casing is provided with a substantially at upper surface, a manual operator member for said closure member slidably mounted on said ilat' surface, and means operatively connecting the operator member and said slidable closure member.

` EARL C. KAYE. 

